Job summary
Advanced Clinical Trainer- Specialist in urgent care / minor injuries
22.5 Hours Per Week
£59,266 per annum (Pro Rata)
Location: Chesterfield, Derby, Leicester
The post holder will participate in promoting and advancing DHU Health Care CIC, whilst working towards DHUsValues, behaviour's, and principles
We are always:
- Compassionate we show kindness, consideration and understanding in everything we do and demonstrate our caring nature to our patient, people, and communities.
- Accomplished we are available day and night a response, adaptable, professional NHS partner, providing the best advice, care, and treatment for every individual.
- Respectful we recognise the value that individual and team difference bring welcoming views, listening, being honest, and learning from others experiences.
- Encouraging we believe everyone matters, so we inspire confidence in other promoting speaking up, fostering career-long learning and development, and supporting improvement ideas.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work in partnership with the Director of Nursing and Quality and the Professional practice Development to manage the development and ongoing learning of Trainee Advanced Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Care Practitioners, Associate Nurse Practitioners, Paramedic Practitioners, Pharmacists, Medical Colleagues and Health Care Assistants.
This role has been created with the specific requirement to support the development of practitioners within the evolving Urgent Treatment Centre's across the organisation. The candidate must an extensive knowledge of skills relevant to this environment, including but not limited to minor injuries and urgent care presentations and diagnosis, e.g. interpretation of bloods, ECGs, and X-rays.
The Advanced Clinical Trainer is responsible for the development and delivery of comprehensive advanced clinical training packages to maintain a motivated and skilled workforce in order to fulfil the organisational need. It is expected that the Advanced Clinical Trainer will also hold a clinical contract for DHU Healthcare.
About us
DHU Healthcare is a not-for-profit community interest company providing a diverse range of services to the NHS frontline, including urgent and emergency care, primary care, out of hours services and NHS111. We care for patients across the West and East Midlands a population totaling around 14 million. As a socially conscious organisation, we provide compassionate, high-quality care to our patients and offer a supportive work environment to our 2,500 DHU employees. If you would like to find out more about us, you can visit our website atOur profile: DHU Healthcare.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To develop clinical education programmes demonstrating knowledge, skill and understanding of advanced clinical assessment. The advanced clinical trainer will have this level of skill in order to deliver to the standard required.
- Exhibit advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of the advanced role. Knowledge must be underpinned by Advanced Practice Masters level education.
- In conjunction with the Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality, Professional Practice Development Manager and Head of Clinical Services, identify training and development needs within DHU Healthcare through appraisal or as new contracts are secured by the organisation.
- Use audit outcomes to direct training.
- Ensure that training is planned as a result of audit outcomes.
- Learning needs of individuals which are identified by the Deputy Director of Nursing, Professional Practice Development Manager and Head of Clinical Services must structure ongoing learning developing individual learning plans as necessary.
- Proactively use learning outcomes from clinical or untoward incidents and assess/develop educational training plans as required.
- Develop training and development strategies to comply with national developments in Advanced Practice, prescribing or National Guidelines regarding disease and disease management.
- Although not a budget holder, consider the costs of planned programmes and keep within budgets as well as assessing the return on investment of any training within a development programme.
- Devise and produce training materials for in-house training, assessments and re-validation of skills employing flexibility and variation of teaming techniques to suit different learning styles.
- Develop methods to evaluate all training and development programmes delivered.
- Amend and revise programmes as necessary, in order to adapt to the changes that occur in the work environment.
- Prepare a wide variety of written materials (e.g. reports, memos and letters) for the purpose of documenting activities, providing written reference, and/or conveying information.
- To participate in quality improvement within the organisation
- To assess and evaluate outcomes of practice, service intervention and treatment and identifies any short falls in service reporting to relevant managers.
- To ensure the requirements of Health and Safety legislation appropriate EU Directives and COSHH regulations are maintained.
- To work within the regulatory requirements, codes and guidance of appropriate professional regulatory bodies/ councils.
- To maintain professional and clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing own professional development.
- To act in such a manner at all times to promote confidence and public trust and uphold the reputation and image of DHU Healthcare.
- Comply with the requirements of strict confidentiality and sensitivity regarding staff training.
- Have a leading role in ensuring that clinical practice changes as a result of nursing research.
- Undertake relevant research and promote publications of such.
- Contribute significantly towards ensuring that research influences practice.
- Act as a link with relevant university establishments in the areas of research and research activity.
- Any other reasonable duties as required from time to time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To develop clinical education programmes demonstrating knowledge, skill and understanding of advanced clinical assessment. The advanced clinical trainer will have this level of skill in order to deliver to the standard required.
- Exhibit advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of the advanced role. Knowledge must be underpinned by Advanced Practice Masters level education.
- In conjunction with the Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality, Professional Practice Development Manager and Head of Clinical Services, identify training and development needs within DHU Healthcare through appraisal or as new contracts are secured by the organisation.
- Use audit outcomes to direct training.
- Ensure that training is planned as a result of audit outcomes.
- Learning needs of individuals which are identified by the Deputy Director of Nursing, Professional Practice Development Manager and Head of Clinical Services must structure ongoing learning developing individual learning plans as necessary.
- Proactively use learning outcomes from clinical or untoward incidents and assess/develop educational training plans as required.
- Develop training and development strategies to comply with national developments in Advanced Practice, prescribing or National Guidelines regarding disease and disease management.
- Although not a budget holder, consider the costs of planned programmes and keep within budgets as well as assessing the return on investment of any training within a development programme.
- Devise and produce training materials for in-house training, assessments and re-validation of skills employing flexibility and variation of teaming techniques to suit different learning styles.
- Develop methods to evaluate all training and development programmes delivered.
- Amend and revise programmes as necessary, in order to adapt to the changes that occur in the work environment.
- Prepare a wide variety of written materials (e.g. reports, memos and letters) for the purpose of documenting activities, providing written reference, and/or conveying information.
- To participate in quality improvement within the organisation
- To assess and evaluate outcomes of practice, service intervention and treatment and identifies any short falls in service reporting to relevant managers.
- To ensure the requirements of Health and Safety legislation appropriate EU Directives and COSHH regulations are maintained.
- To work within the regulatory requirements, codes and guidance of appropriate professional regulatory bodies/ councils.
- To maintain professional and clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing own professional development.
- To act in such a manner at all times to promote confidence and public trust and uphold the reputation and image of DHU Healthcare.
- Comply with the requirements of strict confidentiality and sensitivity regarding staff training.
- Have a leading role in ensuring that clinical practice changes as a result of nursing research.
- Undertake relevant research and promote publications of such.
- Contribute significantly towards ensuring that research influences practice.
- Act as a link with relevant university establishments in the areas of research and research activity.
- Any other reasonable duties as required from time to time.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered nurse. / Registered Paramedic.
- Substantial autonomous practice experience supported by the appropriate post Advanced Practice qualification at Masters level.
- Evidence of substantial experience using advanced clinical examination & assessment skills within practice supported by the appropriate post registration Masters qualification.
- Substantial autonomous, advanced practice working and multi-professional team working.
- Can show evidence of using advanced physical examination and assessment skills in practice.
- Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in urgent care in both adults and children.
- Has experience in nurse led clinics or emergency care center's, out of hours facilities or walk in center's.
- Experienced clinical educator.
- Has experience of developing training modules/educational packages.
- Experience in the delivery of clinical educational sessions.
- Experience of using different assessment and educational techniques within education.
- Has participated in service development.
- Has experience of concise history taking and differential diagnostic skills at an advanced level, employing critical thinking.
- Ability to identify individual client needs.
- Demonstrable awareness of accountability in clinical practice.
- Aware of current structures and developments in out of hours care, health and social care.
- Specialist clinical/Technical skills.
- Can demonstrate problem solving skills.
- Maintain databases and progress reports of outcomes and assessments.
- Is skilled at development and production of education packages and modules.
- Able to work independently but also as a member of the team.
- Commitment to the role. Able to work unsocial hours including bank holidays.
- Flexibility to meet service/Rota needs.
- Be prepared to travel between different Sites when on duty.
- Full driving license. Use of a vehicle.
- Proven team player.
- Able to work autonomously.
- Committed to continuing professional development.
- Positive effect.
- High level of interpersonal skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered nurse. / Registered Paramedic.
- Substantial autonomous practice experience supported by the appropriate post Advanced Practice qualification at Masters level.
- Evidence of substantial experience using advanced clinical examination & assessment skills within practice supported by the appropriate post registration Masters qualification.
- Substantial autonomous, advanced practice working and multi-professional team working.
- Can show evidence of using advanced physical examination and assessment skills in practice.
- Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in urgent care in both adults and children.
- Has experience in nurse led clinics or emergency care center's, out of hours facilities or walk in center's.
- Experienced clinical educator.
- Has experience of developing training modules/educational packages.
- Experience in the delivery of clinical educational sessions.
- Experience of using different assessment and educational techniques within education.
- Has participated in service development.
- Has experience of concise history taking and differential diagnostic skills at an advanced level, employing critical thinking.
- Ability to identify individual client needs.
- Demonstrable awareness of accountability in clinical practice.
- Aware of current structures and developments in out of hours care, health and social care.
- Specialist clinical/Technical skills.
- Can demonstrate problem solving skills.
- Maintain databases and progress reports of outcomes and assessments.
- Is skilled at development and production of education packages and modules.
- Able to work independently but also as a member of the team.
- Commitment to the role. Able to work unsocial hours including bank holidays.
- Flexibility to meet service/Rota needs.
- Be prepared to travel between different Sites when on duty.
- Full driving license. Use of a vehicle.
- Proven team player.
- Able to work autonomously.
- Committed to continuing professional development.
- Positive effect.
- High level of interpersonal skills.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
